Apparatus for marking warp



No. 6l8,656. Patented Jan. 3!, I899. S. A. FOWLER.

APPARATUS FOR MARKING WARP OR OTHER YARNS.

(Application filed Mar. 31, 1898.)

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N0. 6|8,656. Patented Jan. 3|, I899. S. A. FOWLER.

APPARATUS FOR MARKING WARP OR OTHER YARNS. (Application filed Mar. 31, 1898.) (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

UNITED STATES ldarnnr @i i lCE.

SIMON A. FOWLER, OF BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR TO THE FAIRMOUNT MACHINE COMPANY, OF PENNSYLVANIA.

APPARATUS FOR MARKENG @ll*iER YARNS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent his. 618,656, dated January 81, 1899. Application filed March 81, 1898. Serial No 675,857. (lie model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Beitknown that I, SIMGN A. FOWLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Burlington, in the county of Alamance, State of North Carolina, have invented a new and useful linproveinent in Apparatus for Marking V' arp or other Yarns, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings.

My invention consists of an improved construction of apparatus for marking warp and other yarns, the novel features of which will be hereinafter fully set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 represents a side elevation, partly broken away, of a marking apparatus embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents an end elevation of the apparatus, a portion of the latter being broken away. Figs. 3 to 0,

inclusive, represent vertical sections, on a reduced scale, of certain portions of the apparatus, the'sections being taken on line a; a, Fig. 2. Fig. 7 represents a partial side ele vation and partial vertical section of certain 2 5 portions of the apparatus, the section being taken on line 3 y of Fig. 2. Fig. 8 represents a view of the parts corresponding to those seen in Fig. 7, but in different positions. Fig. 9 represents a partial side elevation and par- 0 tial vertical section, on a reduced scale, of a portion of abeaniin dnachine and one of the rolls seen in Fig. 1.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures 3 5 Referring to the d *awings, 1 designates the frame of the apparatus,in which are 3' ournaled the rollers or drums 2, 3, i and 5, around which is passed the warp-yarn 6, it being noted that in the present instance said warpyarn 6 is drawn from ahank or skein '7, placed on the floor 8 of a building, and that said warp-yarn passes through any suitable tension device 9 before it passes around the rollers 2, 3, i, and 5, so that said yarn may be held taut during the process of marking and beaming the same. The warp-yarn after leaving the roller 5 is wound upon a warp beam 9 (seen in Fi 9,) mounted in a beaming-machine 10, which latter may be of any well-known type. The shaft 11 of the roller 5 is provided with a worm 12, which meshes with a worm-wheel 13, journaled in the frame 1 of the apparatus. It is to be noted that the worm-wheel 13 carries a stud 1i, which is adapted to be brought in contact at certain times with the vertical members of bell-crank levers 15 and 16, so as to rock the same and cause said levers to lift the stops 17 and 18, for a purpose to be hereinafter described.

19 designates a dry roller orplaten j ournaled in the frame 1 of the apparatus and over which passes the warp-yarn 6 when the lattcr is being drawn through the marking apparatus by the beaming-machine. The object of the dry roller or platen 19 is to provide a 6 5 support for the warp-yarn 6 when the latter is being marked by the inking-roller 20, as will be hereinafter described. (See Fig. 8.)

The inking-roller 20 is journaled in an arm 21, and the latter is secured in any suitable 7o manner to a rock-shaft 22, journaled in the frame 1 of the apparatus, as best seen in Figs.

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23 designates an arm secured to the rock shaft 22, it being noted that said arm 23 car- 7 ries a roller 24, which contacts at certain times with a cam 25, carried by the dry roll or platen 19, (best seen in Fig. 7,) said platen being provided with a lug 26, a groove 27, and a strip 28. 8o

29 designates a stop loosely fitted to the frame 1 of the apparatus and adapted to be lifted at certain times by the lug 26, for a purpose to be hereinafter described.

8O designates a trough secured in any suit 8 5 able manner to the frame 1 of the apparatus, out of which trough projects the inking-roller 20, which contacts with the warp-yarn at the proper intervals.

31 designates a spring, one end of which is 0 secured to the frame 1 of the apparatus, while its other extremity is attached to an arm 82, firmly secured to the r'oekshaft 22, the ob jeet of said spring 31 being to hold the roller 24L against the cam 25 and also to cause the 5 inking-roller 20 to come in contact with the warp-yarm (3 when the cam 25 leaves the roller 2 f.

designates a pin which may be passed through an opening in the frame 1 of the apparatus, so as to engage a similar opening (not shown in the drawings) in the dry roll or platen 19, so as to lock the latterand prevent the same from rotating when so desired. (See more particularly Fig. 1.)

The operation is as follows: One end of the warp-yarn 6 is taken in the present instance from the hank or skein 7 and then passed through the tension device 9, after which it is brought under the roll 2, then over the roll 3 and under the roll 4, then between the inking-roller 20 and dry roll or platen 1.9, then over the roller 5, and finally to the warp-beam 9*. (See Fig. 9.) hen the beaming-machine 10 is in operation, it causes the warp-beam 9 to rotate, and in so doing winds the warp-yarn 6 upon said beam 9 The winding of the warp-yarn 6 on the beam 9 exerts a pull on said yarn, and thus draws the latter through the measuring apparatus and in the direction indicated by the arrows c in Figs. 1, 7, 8, and 9. The rollers 2, 3, and 4 act as tension-rollers for the warpyarn 6, and said rollers and the roller 5 are rotated by the friction of the warp-yarn 6 as the latter is being drawn through the apparatus by the beaming-machine 10. The rotation of the roller 5will transmit motion to the worm 12, and the latter will rotate the wormwheel 13 in the direction indicated by the arrow a in Fig. 2, and at a given time the stud 14: 011 said wheel 13 will be brought in 0011- tact with the vertical member of the bellcrank lever 15 and rock the same, thereby causing it to move in the direction indicated by the arrow 1) in Fig. 2. This will lift the horizontal member of said bell-crank lever 15 and cause the same to move in the direction indicated by the arrow 0 in Fig. 2, and thereby raise the stop 17, with which it is connected, for a purpose to be hereinafter described. When the stud 14 has moved out of contact with the upright member of the bell-crank lever 15, the latter returns to its normal position, as seen in Fig. 2, by its own weight and the stop 17 likewise drops of its own weight and returns to its normal position, as seen in Figs. 3, e, and 5. After the stud 14: has left the bell-crank lever 15 it is brought in contact with the upright member of the elbow-lever 16 and rocks the latter, causing its upright member to move in the direction indicated by the arrow 5 in Fig. 2. This will cause the horizontal member of said bellcrank lever 16 to rise, thereby moving in the direction indicated by the arrow 0 in Fig. 2, and thereby raise the stop 18, with which it is connected and for a purpose to be hereinafter described. \Vhen the dry roll or platen 19 is in its normal position, as seen in Figs. 5 and '7, the lug 2G is firmly held between the stops 17 and 29, and consequently said roll cannot rotate. It is to be noted that when the roll 19 is in the position relatively to the roller 21 the inking or marking roller is kept away from the warp-yarn 6 said warp-yarn is drawn over the strip 28, preferably of metal, so that no wear will be produced on said roll 19. Vhen the stop 17 is lifted,

as hereinbefore described, it will occupy the position seen in Fig. 6, and thereby permit the lug 26 to rotate sufficiently to come in contact with the stop 18, as seen in said Fig. 6. This partial rotation of the roll 19 will cause the strip 28 to move out of the path of the inking or marking roller 20, so that when said roller 20 comesin eontactwith the warpyarn 6 to produce a mark thereon the ink or color from said roll 20 will not touch said strip 28 and any superfluous ink or color from the roller 20 willbe caught by the groove 27 and be prevented from smearing the warpyarn 6. When the stop 18 is lifted, as hereinbefore described, it is removed from the path of the lug 26 and the dry roll or platen is then rotated by the friction of the warp-yarn ,which passes over the same and is caused to revolve in the direction indicated by the arrows (Z in Figs. 3 to 8, inclusive.

XVhen the dry roll or platen 19 is in the position seen in Fig. 8, the cam is notin contact with the roller 24, and consequently the spring 31 becomes operative and draws the arm 32 toward the dry roll or platen 19, there by bringing the ink roller or marker 20 in contact with the warp-yarn 6, so as to mark the same. A mark as produced by the ink roller or marker 20 is shown at 2O in Fig. 2.

\Vhen the dry roll or platen 19 is in the position seen in Fig. 4:, the lug 26 contacts with the lower portion of the stop 29 and lifts said stop, and after clearing the latter is brought against the stop 17, which prevents the further rotation of said dry roll or platen, thereby causing the same to remain stationary until said stop 17 is again lifted, as hereinbefore described.

\V hen the lug 26 has cleared the stop 29, the latter drops of its own weight and occupies the position seen in Figs. 3, 5, and 6 and is then in a position to prevent the dry roll or platen from rotating in a direction opposite to that indicated by the arrows d in Figs. 3 to 8, inclusive, which would otherwise occur when the warp-yarn 6 is drawn in a direction opposite to that indicated by the arrows e in Fig. 1, which is sometimes done during the process of beaming.

It will be evident that although but one inkroller 20 and cam 25 are shown in the drawings these parts may be increased in number and any suitable tension device may be applied to the rollers 2, 3, and 1, if so desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a machine for marking warp and yarns, a platen having a projection thereon, movable stops located in the path of said projection, means for actuating said stops during the progression of said yarns, and a marking device adapted to be actuated in conjunction with said platen.

2. In a machine for marking warp and yarns, a platen having a projection thereon, movable stops located in the path of said pro jection, means for actuating said stops during the progression of said yarns, means for preventing improper rotation of said platen, and a marking device adapted to be actuated in conjunction with said platen.

In a machine for marking Warp and yarns, a platen having a recess therein and a projection thereon, movable stops located in the path of said projection, means for moving said stops in succession out of the path of said projection, means for preventing backward movement of said platen, a cam carried by the latter, a rock-shaft having arms thereon, a roller carried by one of said arms and actuated by said cam, means for holding said arms in position, and means for inking said warp or yarns.

at. In a machine for marking Warp and yarns, a plurality of drums or rollers, a dry roller or platen rotatably supported, over which yarn is adapted to pass, a cam carried by said platen, a marking-roller suitably supported, and operated at proper intervals by said cam, and means for giving an intermittent movement to said platen.

In a machine for marking Warp and yarns, a roller over which a Warp-yarn is adapted to pass prior to being conducted to a beaming-machine, a shaft on which said roller is mounted, a worm on said shaft, a gear in mesh with said Worm, a stud carried by said gear, elbow-levers having an upright member adapted to be engaged by said stud, movable stops connected to the other members of said levers, a platen having a projection thereon adapted to engage said stops, and marking devices adapted to be operated in conjunction with said platen.

O. In a machine of the character named, a roller over which awarp-yarn is adapted to pass, tension devices for said yarn, a shaft on which said roller is mounted, a Worm on said shaft, a gear in mesh with said Worm, a stud or projection on said gear, elbow-levers pivotally supported and each having an upright member adapted to be engaged by said stud at diiterent periods, movable stops connected to the other members of said levers, another movable stop suitably supported, a platen having a projection thereon adapted to engage said stops, a cam on said platen, an ink ing-roller suitably supported, the movement of said inking-roller being controlled by said cam, means for inking said roller and a strip or raised portion on said platen, the latter having a recess therein.

SIMON A, FOWLER.

\Vitnesses:

W. E. BRANDE, W. G. ISELEY. 

